Introductions again

[pegkerr]

Every time my friends list tops another hundred I ask again for another quickie round of introductions. Now that there are more than three four five hundred of you (eek) reading this journal (aside from the lurkers), tell me, please, if you are so inclined: how did you find my journal? Why do you keep reading? (No need to feel obligated if you've answered this before, of course. In fact, no obligation in general. But I am nosily curious, I'll admit.) Thanks.

Comments

[dreamcoat-mom.livejournal.com]

I had the pleasure of meeting you at Nimbus when psychic_serpent introduced us. I loved following your entries on her flist, and when I got my own LJ account this spring, I added you to my own (with your permission, of course.) You live your life with such gentle grace, Peg (though I'm sure it doesn't always feel that way from your angle) and your entries are often like a balm on a bad day. You have a keen intelligence, but you are not jaded or cynical - how refreshing. Your day-to-day struggle to keep all of the balls in the air lets me know I'm not alone, and that it IS all worthwhile. I also enjoy reading you as a regional voice - I live about 100 miles from the Twin Cities in the northwoods of Wisconsin, and it is our closest urban center. Thanks for asking - I'm glad I got a chance to tell you.
-Mary

[wolfshaman.livejournal.com]

I found your journal through poking around other writer's journals. I have some aspiration to write one day and so I have friended some writers for inspiration. I do enjoy your posts.
:)

[nightfalltwen.livejournal.com]

You friended me through our affiliation with seen_unforeseen. Not long after that, I read your book The Wild Swans, pleased to say to the librarian, "Oh yeah... I read her online journal."

me = big dork

[castiron.livejournal.com]

I found your journal through papersky's friendslist. I read you because I'm trying to write fiction while also working a full-time job and raising a kid, so you're often talking about things that resonate with my life. (When your writing's going well, I think "hey, it's possible to write even with kids & day job!" And when your writing's going badly, I think "see, she's a pro, and she has trouble writing sometimes too; it's not just me!")

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Ah, you must let me know about your progress! As you may have noted I inquired recently whether anyone knew any other writers who were juggling full-time job and kids while writing novels. There were very few answers. We seem to be very rare birds indeed!

[castiron.livejournal.com]

Gee, can't imagine why we're so rare....

Lately it's mostly non-progress. I did finish two manuscripts while my son was an infant (sad non-publishing saga omitted), but since then, I haven't been able to get any big project rolling. But at least I've managed to pry out a couple short stories and start some nice rejection slip collections.

[aeditimi.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty new, so you may remember that I found you through dawn_came_dim, who recommended I read your journal and get some insights into parenting, as I am expecting. I keep reading for those little insights, and because I enjoy your style and your descriptions about writing as well.

[windelina.livejournal.com]

You were a guest at a convention (CONvergence) several years ago. I saw your name on a friend's list and recognized it and skimmed through.
As a stage performer/director, I love reading about a different creative process and the angst that goes with it. And your obvious joy in being a parent is quite inspirational.

[shadownephilim.livejournal.com]

Um...I'm a lurker and would be writer. I got your lj name from Sherwood Smith and I've read a few of your books and I read it because it's interesting? Lol.

[carenejeans.livejournal.com]

I don't remember how I got to your LJ! I remember friending you because you wrote something about Lois McMaster Bujold, but how I got there in the first place TO read it, I have no idea. But I just like your journal, lice and all. Wait -- let me rephrase that. *g* Actually, I read your posts about your poor daughters' lice with a kind of horrified nostalgia; I *had* lice once when I was about their age. So did my brother & sister. So reading about it from a mother's point of view was, well, agonizing, actually! My sister and I had long hair, which my mother never did cut, and ugh -- well, you know.

I'm sure I'm making a good impression here. *g*

I also appreciate your sharing your writing woes. I did Nanowrimo last year (and plan to do it again!) and am bogged down in the novel, probably because I bit off more than I could chew. But, following your example, this weekend I took it out and GLARED at it for a while. Didn't get much writing done on it, but I felt better!

I'm embarrassed to say I've never read your books -- but I'm putting them on my list.

[catmcroy.livejournal.com]

I fell in love with Emerald House Rising years ago (it's on my desert island list of books) :) (p.s. Any chance ever of a sequel? I want to know what happens next with Jena and Bran!)

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

When I wrote EHR, I had hazy plans to write a book for each of the houses, and end with an eighth book about the Diamond Throne. However, my imagination seems to have run out of ideas for the time being. I did start writing another book in that world, but the next one I tried was a prequel, with different characters. I got about eighty pages in, and it just stalled. I don't have any immediate plans to go back to work in that world, but never say never! Perhaps I will pick it up again someday. Thanks for writing.

[lkw18.livejournal.com]

Hello, Peg. This is Linda Westby formerly from Hope Lutheran Church. I started reading your livejournal because you gave the address in your Christmas newsletter, and have been reading ever since. I enjoy reading about your writing progress, as well as about Fiona and Delia. You were the reason I started my own livejournal in fact. I've also read a few of your friend's journals, and I guess I could use some LJ friends! So feel free to read mine if you want as well as anyone else out there. Warning: it is a college student's livejournal so some of the subjects may not be of interest to you!

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

What a nice surprise to hear from you, Linda!

You are the only one who can add friends to your own journal; I can't do it for you. A good way to make friends on LJ is to check out some of the communities. I see you mention liking books and poetry; you might find some sympatico friends at booktards. There are communities on vegetarianism, communities on poetry, communities on just about anything you can imagine. You can meet people and start conversations by commenting on what they've said in a community. Add them to your friends page, and you'll find people will read your journal, add you back and start talking. To add someone to your friends page, go to their user profile page and click on the icon that looks like a head. Then their entries will all appear on your friends page. To find people with common interests, just click on any of your interests that are hyperlinked on your user profile page, and that will show you all the other people (and communities) who have listed that same interest.

Would you like some icons, perhaps? Drop me an e-mail giving me your e-mail address, and I'd be glad to whip some up for you, if you like. (A dragonfly? Anything in particular?)

Anyway, I'm so glad you've started your own LJ, and I hope you find it to be as much fun as I have. It's really a terrific way to meet people.

[lkw18.livejournal.com]

I am very excited to start meeting people on LJ. I enjoyed the comments I got in regard to the close-minded girl who lives a few doors down from me. It's nice to be able to discuss with others! An icon would be fantastic, I've actually been wanting one but don't know how to make them. A dragonfly would be perfect! Thank you so much.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

Give me your e-mail address. If you don't want to post it here publicly, send me an e-mail at peg@pegkerr.com to let me know what it is, and I'll send you some icons and instructions on how to load them.

[ironymaiden]

i'm trying to remember. genreneep perhaps? i'm in Seattle and have fallen in with the ex-WotC crowd from kijjohnson's era, so you're a real life friend of a friend of a friend, at least. i'm an avid reader and my husband writes, so the insight into his daily struggles is good for me. i have a good friend moving away this week and the friendship ball idea caught my attention.

[sienamystic.livejournal.com]

I started a LJ just so I wouldn't be anonymous anymore, and then discovered that a lot of writers I'm interested in have LJs as well. I think I found you through someone else's friends list, but I had read Emerald House Rising ages ago and loved it, so I recognized your name immediately and friended you on the spot.

[kk1raven.livejournal.com]

I read your journal because I've enjoyed your books and what you have to say is interesting. I found it after one of my friends mentioned it.